what is civil engineering?

What is Civil Engineering?

3 Things to Learn Today

• Are YOU an engineer?

• What is Infrastructure?

• How do we “make” it?


• Introduction- Andy Hahn (Palmer’s Dad)

• Senior Vice President at CHA Consulting

• Really Big Word of the Day: Infrastructure

• What is Infrastructure? – Roads, Bridges, Airports, Buildings, Power

• What is Civil Engineering? – It’s how we “make” our roads, bridges, airports, and more!

Do you “Civil Engineer”?

• Are YOU an engineer?

You ARE a Civil Engineer!


• Infrastructure! (That really big word, again!)

– Airports

– Roads

– Bridges

– Buildings

– Water

– Electricity (Power Lines)


• Civil Engineering = Drawing & Building

– Drawing = Design

– Build It = Construction


• Who wants to see some REAL examples and COOL pictures?

• Pop Quiz: Questions Civil Engineers would Ask/Answer.

Airports

What is Civil Engineering- Water

• Who washes their hands in a sink?

• Have you ever flushed a toilet?

• Gone swimming or played in the sprinkler?

• Taken a bath or shower?

What is Civil Engineering- Transportation

• Who rode the bus to school?

• Who came in a car?

• Anyone been on a train?

Roads & Bridges

What is Civil Engineering- Sports

• Who likes sports?

• Anyone play baseball?

• Or football?

Sports

What is Civil Engineering-Buildings/Schools

• Who goes to school?

• Been to a hotel or other big buildings?

Buildings & Schools

What’s Important to Learn?

• What subjects are important?

• Anyone have a guess?


• Reading

• Math

• Writing

• Science

• STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math)


• Indiana University (go Hoosiers!)

• Public & Environmental Affairs

• Other schools for Engineering (Purdue, Rose Hulman)

3 Things YOU Learned Today

• You ARE an Engineer!

• You KNOW about Infrastructure (Roads, Buildings, Airports)

• You know HOW it’s made!

Questions?